to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
portrait; likeness; picture
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
district; section; sector
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant